El pasado mi\u00e9rcoles 3 de julio tuvimos una nueva sesi\u00f3n del TeC-FiloLab. En esta ocasi\u00f3n, Ed Nedelciu, investigador posdoctoral en el System Dynamics Group de la Universidad de Bergen, nos present\u00f3 un caso ilustrativo de controversia p\u00fablica en la que confluyen de manera compleja cuestiones cient\u00edficas, intereses econ\u00f3micos y exigencias ciudadanas de participaci\u00f3n en la toma de decisiones sobre las pol\u00edticas que afectan al medio ambiente: la irrupci\u00f3n creciente en los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os de propuestas de extraccci\u00f3n de minerales de los fondos marinos cercanos a Noruega. A continuaci\u00f3n reproducimos el resumen de la charla y una breve nota sobre el trabajo de Nedelciu.<\/p>\n
Abstract: Should we mine the deep sea and harvest critical minerals essential to the energy transition? Or should we pause plans for deep-sea mining until we can fully understand potential environmental impacts? Those are the main questions guiding the deep-sea mining debate now. Both questions are, however, framed within the paradigm of unquestionable economic growth, or growthism. Policymakers, industry, and many in academia have treated extraction in the deep sea as necessary and inevitable. At the same time, narratives criticizing a growth-dependent economy occupy the fringes of discourse, despite mounting evidence that growthism is an obstacle to achieving a habitable planet for all beings, both human and nonhuman.<\/p>\n